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Rounds Impact Inside Child's Bedroom...

A few days ago a friend of mine posted that he heard gunfire near his house. He lives in a rural area and is a combat veteran so he wasn't alarmed at first. He then quickly realized that the rounds were impacting into his sons' bedroom. Thankfully everyone was safe.

Today he posted that the Sheriff had identified the shooter....along with his "target": A cardboard box propped up on a chair in the woods. No berm. No backstop.

I'm thankful my friend and his family are unharmed. I'm upset at a negligent firearm owner that could have seriously hurt or killed someone.

This is a good reminder to "police our own" and when we see someone being unsafe we say something before they do something really stupid.

Unsuspecting people have been killed by stray rounds in places other than buildings. In Utah and Arizona negligent target shooters have killed ATV riders in recent years. Think of hikers, equestrians, campers, scavengers, and all other sorts who traverse the countryside and wilderness.

I'll admit I'm haunted by one incident where I failed to notice my backdrop.

I was about 14 or so and out in the woods shooting at birds, trees, squirrels and the like. Happened to see a dove or maybe a pigeon on a branch. Didn't click until I hear "Hey you crazy son of a B..."
I'm sure I broke a window in that house. I still drive by it 25 year later and cringe.

I live almost directly down range from the English pit in Vanc. Hear gun fire most days, my kid’s bedrooms face that side of the house and it still bugs me. You never know.
From that distance even a Over ahot round would probably go well beyond my house, but it’s still in the back of my mind

I live almost directly down range from the English pit in Vanc. Hear gun fire most days, my kid’s bedrooms face that side of the house and it still bugs me. You never know.
From that distance even a Over ahot round would probably go well beyond my house, but it’s still in the back of my mind

I’m still surprised they don’t have a policy in place like Tri County does with the amount of homes being built all around their range. It’s only a matter of time someone launches a round out of there accidentally. It still happens at Tri County and they enforce the muzzle awareness extensively.

I’m still surprised they don’t have a policy in place like Tri County does with the amount of homes being built all around their range. It’s only a matter of time someone launches a round out of there accidentally. It still happens at Tri County and they enforce the muzzle awareness extensively.

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